Gold futures rose during the Asian session on Tuesday.

According to the New York Mercantile Exchange's COMEX classification, February gold futures were trading at USD2,049.60 per ounce at time of writing, up 0.36%.

The session was previously traded at USD2,059.55 per ounce. Gold may find support points at USD2021.00 and resistance at USD2151.20.

Dollar Index contracts, which measure the US currency's performance against a basket of six other major currencies, rose 0.07% to trade at USD103.58.

Meanwhile on the Comex, March silver rose 0.03% to trade at USD24.90 per ounce while March copper rose 0.07% to trade at USD3.83 per pound.